BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kyle Busch’s day didn’t start all that great when he made contact with David Gilliland during practice, but it ended a whole lot better when won the pole Friday for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Busch drove his Joe Gibbs Racing car to a track-record lap of 14.813 seconds for a speed of 129.535 mph around the 0.533-mile concrete oval.